Which is an incision into the thin connective tissue sheet that wraps around each individual muscle or a group of muscles?

A) tenotomy
B) myotomy
C) bursotomy
D) fasciotomy


D
Explanation: A) This is an incision into a tendon.
B) This is an incision into a muscle.
C) This is an incision into a bursa.
D) Correct! Fascia wraps around the muscle, and -tomy means "process of cutting or making an incision."

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